New Orleans had more good news that was eclipsed by the Saints mania. The voters elected the best man in the mayoral race.
From the Times-Picayune:
Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, son of a former mayor and brother of a U.S. senator, beat five major challengers in Saturday's mayoral primary, riding a sense of regret among voters who rejected him four years ago and extraordinary biracial support to claim an unprecedented first-round landslide victory.
When he takes office May 6, Landrieu will become the city's first white chief executive since his father, Moon Landrieu, left the job in 1978. Early analysis shows that Mitch Landrieu's victory is owed to widespread crossover voting by African-Americans, who make up two-thirds of the city's residents.
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"The people of the city of New Orleans did a very extraordinary thing today," Landrieu said minutes after he entered to a chorus of "Who Dat!" from the crowd gathered in a Roosevelt Hotel ballroom. "We decided that we were going to stick the pole in the ground and strike a blow for unity, strike a blow for a city that decided to be unified rather than divided, a city that understands that where there is equal opportunity, there is equal responsibility. It is a city that really understands that we are ready to move beyond and into the next generation."
I predict that Landrieu will be a good mayor for the city. Perhaps he can get the murder rate down. His father, Moon Landrieu, was one of the best mayors New Orleans ever had, and if Mitch is half the mayor that his father was, he will be head and shoulders above the present failed Mayor Ray Nagin. All the good news coming within such a short period overwhelms.
I pray for a great season of renewal in New Orleans.
ReplyDeleteLooks like quite a week for N'Orleans!
ReplyDeleteBlessings abound, finally. Let's see, bishop, mayor, football... could the governorship be next?
Mitch's sister Mary, the senator, has angered me more times than I can say, but she has a difficult time of it being a Democrat from a conservative state.
ReplyDeleteIn local offices, the Democratic politicians are able to steer toward a more progressive agenda without being quite so viciously attacked from both the left and the right.
Oh, that we could have a governor like Mitch! If I was into name-calling, I have a string of names that run through my head about our Rhodes Scholar(!), exorcising governor - and I'm not talking about physical fitness here.
This is wonderful news! I also pray for renewal and cooperation between people in N.O. Moon Landrieu seemed to set that tone and maintain it while he was mayor in the 70s.
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